Freemasonry is the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was established in 1733 and is the third oldest Grand Lodge in the world. Today, there are over 30,000 Freemasons in Massachusetts that meet in more than 245 individual Lodges in cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth.

Contact and Meeting Information

Lodge Address:

Mount Tabor Lodge
70 Topsfield Road
Ipswich, MA. 01938

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Contact Information:

Wor. Scott Van Dyke
bighscott@comcast.net
978-852-1736

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Meeting information:

Regular Communication
Fourth Wednesday of each Month

Officers – Then and Now

Mount Tabor Lodge, was Chartered by Simon W. Robinson on December 9, 1846. On this date, the very first officers of the Mount Tabor Lodge were installed:

Original Officers – 1846

Master: Wor. Ephriam May Cunningham
Senior Warden: Bro. Merrill Pettingill
Junior Warden: Bro. Dolliver Johnson
Treasurer: Bro. Enoch Plummer
Secretary: Bro. Daniel Caldwell
Chaplain: Bro. Rev. Sylvanus Cobb
Senior Deacon: Bro. Israel Foster Crafts
Junior Deacon: Bro. Sumner Foster Barrett
Senior Steward: Bro. Asahel Durgan
Junior Steward: Bro. George M. Hall
Tyler: Bro. Seth Brooks

Today’s Officers – 2025/26

Master: Wor. Howard Scott Van Dyke
Senior Warden: Bro. Patrick Ventola
Junior Warden: Bro. Don Rivet
Treasurer: R.W. Robert A. Monahan
Secretary:
Chaplain: Wor. Alfonse Leone
Marshal: R.W. William Yanakakis
Senior Deacon: Bro. Roy J Gebhardt III
Junior Deacon: Bro. Jason Baughman
Senior Steward: Bro. Joshua Appel
Junior Steward: Bro. Jeffrey LeBlanc
Inside Sentinel: Bro. Andrew Homans
Tyler: Wor. Gary J. Freedman
Electrician: Bro. Richard Homans